Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-04
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& When the Akin ruax election case came
upf q call OF the senate waR ordered on mo-
ton OF Senator Edwards Mr.. Day offered q
resolution that the report of the committee
BY MI. Akin be declared to belong TO Mr..
Truax. The resolution was passed -. :. S.62s
v Mr. Akin then vacated his seat The
president announced that Mr.. TTuax would
take Mr.. Akln's place on all committees.
The committee on temperance reported the
bill agreed on at the joint meeting OF the
senate and house committees the night be-
fore Mr.. Oswald moved to refer the bill
back to the committee on temperance. The
ayes and nays were called for, and the vote
on the motion was is to 49, SO the motion
twaslost, only thirty-six sena tors voting.
on account OF illness. Senators Child, Day
Hall, Swenson, Bowen, Truax, Compton,
Finseth and johnson NJ were absent and
did not vote. ~
The senate then went into commit
tee OF the whole. Nh. Smith in the
chair. When Mr. Buckn,an's bill to
appropriate $4,000 TO build a school
house at Sank Rapids. which was swept
away Mv X ny the e cyclone last April, came up.
the sum 1000 Mr.. Buchanan accepted
the amendments Mr. Pope moved to strike
out sections 3 and 4 appropriating money
for the rebuilding Of the court house. which
was also accepted The bill was then rec
commended to pass as amended The bill
recommended to be indefinitely postponed.
Senator Durant introduced a bill Yesterday to
make all mill owners and other corporations
employing men in dangerous work Liable for
damages resulting to employees from unlocked
and exposed machinery. Exception is made
where such injury results from the careessness
OF the employe, however.
Another measure for the relief Of ax- soldiers
and their INDECENT wives and children was in
PRODUCED in the senate by Mr. Pope yesterday
The I'LL provides that levy Of one-tenth Of one
to constitu1e soldiers relief fund The fund
shall be under the control of the county COM
missioners. who shall appoint committee Of
one from each commissioner district in the
county and one at large, to be known as the
Soldiers relief committee" No person shall re-
ceive more than So per week, except for medical
attendance.
A vast number OF local bills were intro
duced and soon passed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Buffum, for the temperance COM
mittee, reported the Prosser high license bill
as amended, back to the house for pas
sage, and it was made an order for debate Oh
Friday at 2 p m. -
Mr.. Barker's bill amending the statutes as
to the publication OF the digests of the Min
nesOta reports was after an amendment OF
the title, ordered engrossed.
Tho Newell bill for the adjustment Of the
state board of immigration was recon-
mended to pass
Mr.. Rogers bill amending subdivision 1,
section 21O. chapter sc, General Statutes OF
1873, was recommended to pass
The Reyes bill, amending chapter 21.
General Laws, relating to the foreclosure OF
mortgages on real estate by advertisement,
was recommended to pass.
The soldiers relief bill introduced into the
house by Mir. Reyes OF Rice contains many
new aud economic features not contained in
the other bills introduced and laid aside
The bill provides:
In each county Of the state there Is to be es-
tablisbed a permanent fund to be known as the
soldiers relief fund: Each county auditor
shall annually add to the tax levy in his county
one-tenth of one mill on each dollar OF vaua-
ton; said tax. Wien collected, to constitute
this fund. This fund is to be disbursed by the
county commissioners to the INDECENT volunteer
ex-soldiers. their widows orphans. etc. Each
board OF county com missiOners shall have a
soldiers relief committee, but no one can serve
on such committee unless he has served al a
soldiers in the counties and by commissioners
districts shall be accurately kept.
For four hours and half yesterday after
noon the house mangled and tussled over
insurance bills in the main and minor mat
tiers on the side. To certain extent the
debate was juggle Of words, calculated to
make every one weary, and which ended in
personal row between MIR. Donnelly and
MIR. Potter over the granting of q par
l1amentary courtesy. General house orders
covering sixteen house and two senate bills
were taken up the first thing. When nine
of these measures had been disposed of
without much delay the bill of Mr. Ryan re-
lat1ng TO the payment OF losses by insur-
ance companies and known as the valued
policy"bi came up In the house of the whole
The following committee reports were re-
ceived
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably on the following bills:
Amendments to chapter So, General Statutes
Of 1878.
Legalizing filing of affidavits in certain cases.
To facilitate bonds required to be given by
Admitting persons to practice pharmacy
Providing for an additional judge for the
Fourth judicial district.
Relating to property sold by sheriff. Substi-
tnte for Whitemans loans upon grain In transit
bill (only verbal changes) blanks and banking)
The committee on towns and counties
recommended passage of house bills.
Townships in Scott county to support their
own poor.
Townships in wadena to support their own
poor.
The committee on immigration reported in
favor of the passage OF the senate bill
To repeal the law relating to the commissioner
of immigration.
Internal improvements committee recon-
mended the passage of
Goodrichs Joint memorial to ratify Red lake
Indian treaty passed under suspension OF the
rules.
Education committee recommended the
passage of the bills:
Providing for teachers certificates.
Minimum age for pupils, 3 x years.
Relating to change OF school house sites
BILLS PASSED.
The bills disposed Of on the third reading
were:
Mr.: Dur.nt's rsl,tine to legal holidays
: MI: Durant's relating to the wearing Of G.
A. r. badges passed.
M: Goodrichs relating to the personal
identity OF women passed.
Nj. Crandall's relating to state public sch coils
Nj Johnson's relating to sale Of land by
Mr.. Halvorson's relating to appeals from
county commissioners pssaed. 4,
( Mr.. Goodrich. relating to the legaliztng Of
Mr.. Duanes relating to incorporation Of
Lewiston. Wtnona county, passed. @
NE; EN- EmeIys relating 70 incorporation Of
Mr.. Lees relating to town Of Long Prairie
MI Buckman's bill to reimburse Benton
county was lost on vote of 1870 8. The
bill relating to hygiene. etc. In schools was
laid over until to-day. s s ..:.S:
@@i HOUSE. @g5s a. -.
Tho special committees Of the house are:
House Re-apportionmeut Committee-Messrs
Rogese, P.ttft. Baker Barker. Gregory. Jones.
]: n. Johnson. Hoppin. Knox, Sherwood, Potter,
Greeman. Low. Green and 3 atty. Is.
3 Soldiers Horoe-s: essrs. Shuier, Prosser, Fur
lone, Flynn, DOnnelly, Costello ard Wilson
\ Logs and gLumber-Comstock, Lum. Gregory,
Knox and Cullen SgG & + III ! r s*%#z h. : y,
Joint Committee on Agricultural College
Messr4 Williams. Green, Fathers and Plow-
man. s* 5sa=ia* z.zgs i E
Ea Committee on State Public School.-yessrs
Bunum, Morrison. Keyes Flynn and Johnson
g 6peci at Committee on Cost OF Construction Of
Railrc1ds--Messrs. FurlOnF. Buffrm, Champlin,
Gregory. NatSsor. SevHtson md McArdle. sl, q;
b Labor Messrs. Madison, Lucas,
lee, Powers and Freeman Il IL